Nut-lock



(No Model.)

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No. 414,708. Patented Nov. 12, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES IVES, OF CLINTON, NEW YORK.

NUT-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,708, dated. November 12, 1889. Application filed April 19, 1889- Serial No. 307,795.. (No model.)

T allwh-oin, it may concern.- In using my improved bolt the bolt, with Be it known that I, CHARLES IVES, of Clinthe nut removed and theprong projecting in ton, in the county of Oneida and State of New substantially straight line from the end of 5 York, have invented certain new and useful the bolt, as shown in Fig. 1, may be passed 5 Improvements in Bolts and Nut-Locks; and I through any opening in which the bolt is to do hereby declare that the following is afull, be used and the nut applied and screwed up, clear, and exact description of the invention, as desired. Then the prong 3 is bent around, which will enable others skilledin the art to as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and at, so as to engage 40 which it appertains to make and use the the side of the nut and prevent the rotation same, reference being had to the accompanyof the nut upon the bolt.

.ing drawings, and to the letters of reference While I have shown the bolt applied to a marked thereon, which form part of this specirailway-rail, I do not mean to limit myself fication. thereby, but only illustrate one manner of 5 My invention relates to an improvement in using it, for it is adapted to be used in any bolts and combined bolt and nut-lock. place where bolts are used.

In the drawings which accompany and \Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure form part of this specification, and in which by Letters Patent, islike figures and letters of reference refer to As a new article of manufacture, a screw- 50 like parts in the several views, Figure l threaded bolt constructed with a flexible shows my improved bolt. Fig. 2 shows the prong integral with the bolt and projecting same with a nut applied and the locking delaterally from the center of the screw-threadvice applied; Figs. 3 and 4, manner of applyed end thereof, and of suflicie'nt length to ening to a railway-rail. gage when bent the side of anut applied upon 5 5 Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the the screw-threaded end of the bolt, substan- 2 5 bolt; 2, the head of the bolt. 8 is a prong tially as set forth.

constructed integral with the bolt and pro- In witness whereof I have affixed my signajecting from the screw-threaded end thereof. ture in presence of two witnesses.

The pron 3 may be round or fiat or of any r T convenieiit shape, but is preferably of small CHARLES 0 diameter or thin and narrow as compared to Witnesses:

the bolt. 5 is the screw-thread upon which L. S. CLARKE,

the nut is applied, and 4 is the nut. M. E. ROBINSON. 

